The LaLiT earmarks ₹600 crore for hotel expansion, to add 1,000 rooms in five years

Bhart Hotels Limited will split its upcoming 1,000-room inventory between owned properties and management contracts as it steps up expansion

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The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group has earmarked an investment of ₹600 crore over the next five years to add about 1,000 rooms to its portfolio in hotels it owns and through management contracts in new markets, the company’s top executive told Mint.

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